The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-06-22
I'm, ssr,, in CHARGE of the Ruston

Ca7;o,uph last week knows Col. John
son, who was in Alexandra last week.
representing the Little Rock and AL
eyandria railroad. Of him and the
projected route he says:
If this company means business and
ifB. w. johnson is one Col. Ben W.
Johnson whom this sub used to know IN
Arkansas. who never works for glory,
bat for profit we vouch for its mean
ing business so far as Col. johnson is
concerned. Now is Ruston's opportu-
nifty. geographically and CONNER
cially, no point lying between the ter
minal points of the road can make a
better showing than Ruston.
1t lies near the line, and though MIR.
Gault put US down as Ouachita river
town and swore to it beside, we are
far enough west to reach out very near
the direct line from Camden, Ark, to
Alexandria, La. Beside, road run
ming on this parallel would tap all the
western Ouachita trade, including
Black river, near or perhaps to the
mouth of Red river.
Our correspondent below don't go
much on sentiment, but there is vein of
practical hard common sense permeatlng
his liues which will not fail to attract
popular sympathy:
Dedicated to suffering public. No
Board of Health or Society for the Pre-
vention Of Cruelty to Animals can crap
pie with
THAT PIANO.
There is piano in our block,
I'd like to smash it with a rock;
There is girl that box does tease,
Pm sure her friends amt hard to please.
wish that girl would marry
Aud move to another street,
For quiet pleasant evening
Would be to lis Il treat.
want to find an atlas,
| Iwant to find man,
To carry that box
! Down to the docks
| And sing its requiem. -[City Item
Four KINGS BEATEN BY A Full
Yesterday morning John Ellison, the
two Quuens, Mr.. Harrel and gen
tleman from New Orleans named Geo
W. Biggs, were engaged in a game o.
draw poker in a room in the Valley
Hotel, which finally broke up in dis
graceful row. 1t seems that Bigg:
had placed up all his money on full
hand, three aces and pair of queens
Ellison "drew" four kings. Wher
Biggs found his full hand was not goot
he grabbed the money and made
dash for the window Just as he wa
making an hasty exit with the boodl'
Ellison grabbed him by the pants leE
and held on to them until they tor
off: but Biggs went out of the window
striking a shed, a distance Of about 1
feet below, the roof of which went il
with his weight and deposited him Of
the ground, a magnificent lookin!
specimen of humanity. He then crawl
ed under the house, and buried the mon
ey under the foundation. He then cam
out and started into the house, whe,
he was met by Ellison with draw
revolver demanding his money. Abou
this time the officers arrived on tn
scene and arrested Biggs, the tw
Queens, Harrell, and, upon attemptin
to arrest Ellison, he drew from hi
pocket an appointment from sheri
Williams as a full-fedged deputy
which he claimed gave him the righ
to brandish revolvers on the stree,
gamble on Sunday or strip man c
his clothes.
The entire layout were before judy
!, Smith this morning and were fined fc
, the disgraceful affair, which attracte
: the attention of over one hundred pee
. pie on their way from church and di;
> turbed the peace and quietude of tn
> entire neighborhood.-[ Hot Spring
Sentinel.